Leh, 03 November (H.S.): The State Election Commission (SEC) for Ladakh will hold personal hearings on November 4 and 5 to consider objections and suggestions received against the draft delimitation notification for the Union Territory.

The State Election Commission of Ladakh in October announced elections for all Gram Panchayats, known as Panchayat Halqas, across the Union Territory on November 21. The polls will be the first panchayat elections in Ladakh since it became a separate Union Territory in 2019.

According to a notice issued by the Commission on November 2, all individuals and organisations who submitted objections or suggestions against the draft notification have been invited to attend the hearings at the LAHDC new conference hall in Leh.

The hearings will be conducted district-wise on November 4 for Nubra (12.30 pm to 1.30 pm), Changthang (2.30 pm to 3.30 pm), Sham (3.30 pm to 4.30 pm) and Leh (4.30 pm to 5.30 pm), it said.

On November 5, hearings will be held for Drass (10 am to 11 am), Kargil (11 am to noon), Sankoo (noon to 1 pm) and Zanskar (1 pm to 2 pm).

The commission had issued the draft delimitation notification on October 23, which was subsequently published in the Ladakh Gazette through a government order.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar